LIFE April 17 1950

Eisenhower, Siamese royalty, H Bridges, E Hopper, 1950 census

Condition: Very good (184 pages)

Photo on cover: Eisenhower

BIN: $30.00

 

Major articles:

Murder of Charles Binaggio highlights complexity of Kansas City political machine (5 bw pp)

Us census kicks off to count every person in country (4 bw pp)

Harry Bridges and his questionable Communist connections (4 bw pp)

Yale swimmers led by Australian champion John Marshall (3 bw pp)

Shirley Booth and Sidney Blackmer star in theater’s “Come Back, Little Sheba” (2 bw pp)

American Realist Edward Hopper’ s “lonely city” paintings  (6 color pp)

Agent Charles Feldman most influential with Hollywood clients (3 bw pp)

 Funeral of the King of Siam, coronation of another (11 bw pp)

Eisenhower, as new President of Columbia University, hones new skills (6 bw pp)

Musical rendition of Irving Berlin’s “Annie, Get Your Gun” (2 color, 2 bw pp)

 

Color Ads: Oldsmobile, Studebaker, Hudson, Nash, Kelvinator, Frigidaire, Movie: The Outriders 

B&W Ads: Chevrolet


Magazine Condition Classifications

 

Excellent – pristine condition; virtually no signs of age or wear

Very Good – may have: creases on corners of cover or back cover; slight discoloration at spine or page edges; mark where mailing label has been removed

Good – may have pages loose or missing (not affecting main articles); numbers of missing pages are usually noted; may have signs of staining at page edges; front and/or back covers may be soiled or have some writing 

Fair – may have signs of water damage; front and/or back cover may show wear; may have pages loose or missing (not affecting main articles); numbers of missing pages are usually noted

Poor – may have: water damage causing wrinkling of some or all pages; pages loose or missing (not affecting main articles); numbers of missing pages are usually noted. Even in poor condition, the visual and reading content is still present.